Receptacle for holding and dispensing liquid soap.



No.- 866,126; PATENTED SEPT. i7, 190?.

W. B. GARNBTT. I REGEPTAGLE FOR HOLDING AND DISPBNSING LIQUID SOAP APPLICATION FILED I0v.14.1e0a.

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WILLIAM B. GARNETT, OF TONKAWA, OKLAHOMA TERRITORY, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO FRANK H. CRAWFORD, OF TONKAWA, OKLAHOMA TERRITORY.

REGEPTACLE FOR HOLDING AND DISPENSING LI QUID SOAP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 1'7, 1907.

Application filed November 14,1906. Serial No- 343,474.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM B. GARNETT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Tonkawa, in the county of Kay and Territory of Oklahoma, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Receptacles for Holding and Dispensing Liquid Soap,of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide an improved receptacle for holding and dispensing liquid soap, and the invention consists of an improved construction of device of this character which can be readily manipulated by one hand so as to discharge the desired amount of liquid soap from the receptacle into the palm of the hand, so as to render ones ablution more satisfactory and expeditious and hygienic than is ordinarily the case at present where a cake of solid soap is used.

For a full understanding of the invention and the merits thereof and also to acquire a knowledge of the details of construction of the means for effecting the result, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved liquid soap receptacle and dispenser, the lower portion thereof being broken away and shown in section; Fig. 2 is a side elevation on a reduced scale illustrating how the device may be manipulated by one hand; Fig. 3 is a view of the lower portion of the receptacle, partly in section and partly in side elevation, the parts being shown in different positions in full and dotted lines; and, Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional view taken through the receptacle.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the. same reference characters.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates a holder or receptacle for the liquid soap, said receptacle being of any desired construction, material, and design and being provided at its top with a removable closure 2 through which the receptacle may receive its contents. In the preferred construction, the holder 1 is secured in an elevated position to some convenient support by means of bands 3 surrounding the holder and attached to the support, the upper band preferably extending underneath a marginal flange 4 so as to sup port the device as against downward displacement. The sides of the receptacle extend downwardly below the bottom of the same and against the bottom of the holder or receptacle 1 is fitted a tubular valve casing 5 which has a rear closed end as shown and is formed in its length with an upwardly facing inlet opening 6,

communicating with the interior of the receptacle and also without the receptacle with a downwardly facing discharge opening 7.

8 designates a helical spring which is inserted within casing the valve casing 5 and bears at one end expansively against the rear end of the casing, the other end of said spring bearing outwardly against a valve which consists of two disks 9 between which a packing disk 10 is interposed. The said valve is secured upon the inner end of the rod or stem 11, which is mounted to slide longitudinally within the valve casing 5, said stem being provided at its outer end with a button 12, or the like against which it is intended that the thumb of the operator shall press to move the stem 11 and its valve 9 inwardly. A plunger 9 is also mounted on the valve stem 11 and is spaced from said valve as shown, and a screw cap 13 is screwed on the outer end of the valve casing 5 and serves as a guide and stuffing box for the valve stem 11. By the removal of this screw cap 13, the entire valve may be withdrawn as is manifest.

As above noted, the valve 9 and plunger 9 are spaced from each other on the valve stem 11 and snugly fit the tubular valve casing 5.

From the foregoing description in connection with the accompanying drawings, it is evident that when the thumb of the operator presses inwardly upon the key or thumb 12, as indicated in Fig. 2, the stem 11 will carry the spaced apart valve and plunger 9 and 9 iiiwardly and towards the opening 6 against the tension of the spring 8 and as soon as the valve 9 shall have passed the opening 6, a quantity of the liquid soap will flow into and fill the space between the valve and plunger and thereupon a slight release of the pressure of the thumb upon the thumb piece 12 will permit the spring 8 to act and carry that quantity of soap that has flowed in the valve and plunger, outwardly and permit it to discharge from the opening 7 into the operators hand. At the same time the valve 9 will be moved outwardly past the opening 6 and thereby cut off the discharge of the liquid soap. As the valve and plunger snugly lit the tubular valve casing in which they are mounted, they will effectually scrape the walls thereof in the repeated operation thereof and keep said walls and the discharge opening 7 and opening 6 free from clogging at all times. I 5

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is: a

As a new article of manufacture, the herein described dispensing device for liquid soap comprising a receptacle 1, means for supporting the receptacle, a horizontally dis posed tubular valve casing 5 fitted against the bottom of the receptacle and projecting laterally beyond the sides of the receptacle, the inner end of the valve casing 5 having the extremity thereof closed vand being provided upon its upper face with an inlet opening 6 communicating with the interior of the receptacle, While the outer end of the valve casing 5 projecting beyond the sides of the receptacle is formed upon its lower face with a discharge opening 7, a perforated cap 13 closing the outer end of the tubular a valve stem 11 extending through the perforated cap and slidable longitudinally within the valve casing, a I receptacle "when the flange is pressed inwardly, and t0 valve member carried by the inner end of the stem to slide discharge through the outlet opening 7 when the pressure within the casing and comprising a pair of spaced disks 9 upon the flange is released.

having a packing disk 10 interposed between them, a flange In testimony whereof I atfix my signature in presence of 5 9 spaced from the valve member and also carried by the two witnesses.

valve stem, an extensible spring 8 interposed between the inner end of the valve casing and the valve member, and

a finger-piece 12 carried by the outer extremity of the Witnesses:

valve stem, the space between the flange and valve member FRANK H. CRAWFORD, 10 being designed to be filled with the liquid contents of the WM. S. STALNOKER, Jr.

WILLIAM B. GARNETT. [L. s.] 

